Global Ethics Australia

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Owned

UK

Rating

Commercial business / charity

Both a commercial business and a charity. Global Ethics (Australia) sells Australian bottled water with 100% of their profits going to The One Foundation Australia, to fund water projects in Asia and Australia. It's parent company, Global Ethics Ltd, manages the sale of water and other products in the UK and US, with 100% of profits funding like-for-like development projects.

Company Ownership

Both a commercial business and a charity. Global Ethics Ltd sells bottled water and other products globally. All profits from each product go to their charity, The One Foundation, which funds clean water, health and sanitation projects for example Playpumps. As children play on the Playpumps, clean drinking water is pumped up from the ground providing sustainable water sources for thousands of people.

Company Assessment

The One Foundation Australia is One's charitable arm that distributes the money earnt from One products and donations. All of the profits from One Water in Australia go to The One Foundation Australia in order to be distributed to fund water projects in developing countries, and where relevant, at home in Australia.[Source 2013][More on Finance]

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The One Foundation is a UK registered charity, working with communities in Africa to address the most pressing humanitarian needs, such as clean drinking water, nutrition and sanitation. The vast majority of donations come from The Global Ethics Group.[Source 2010][More on Finance]